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To help you get acquainted with a typical day at Ocean Camp San Carlos, we've posted some photos of activities,
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At the airport in Guaymas, checking into the country went smoothly. We are ready to leave, and start right away with the scheduled activities. |
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Listening to Dr. Liceaga, M.D., during lecture "A safe visit to Mexico". |
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Leaving the San Carlos Marina. An introduction to the Sea of Cortés and sunset cruise with our Marine Biologists. |
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Students were divided in three teams. They all had basic sailing instruction, and then Team A went on board the sailing vessel for their sailing lesson. In the meantime, Teams B and C, went for a beach hike. After a lunch break, Team B had their sailing lesson while Teams A and C went for a desert tour. |
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After a long hike to Zorro Beach, students refreshed themselves with a swim. |
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This beach offers tide pooling and access to sea caves.
Next day, team C will have their sailing lesson, while the rest will have some instruction on small boat handling and coastal navigation.
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After lunch, we visited the Colegio Americano in the city of Guaymas, and we were able to have some interaction with local students. |
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Cultural instruction and lectures... Guaymas main square: Plaza de Los Tres Presidentes. |
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Later in the afternoon we anchored in front of the estuary and swam to the beach. We walked around the estuary and found interesting things like crabs and a couple of shells with octopus eggs hatching inside of them. |
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Near San Carlos we visited a Pearl Farm where we learned about a process to cultivate beautiful pearls. |
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In the distance sea lions are resting with their fins up. On the way back home, our boat landed on Isla Rasa. The landing party explored the nesting area of American Brown Pelicans. |
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Live underwater video was sent from the sea floor by two professional divers. They also took pictures of our students from their underwater perspective as they snorkeled. |
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From the boat we saw a school of Sargent Major fish with their yellow and black identifying coloration. Looking at the photo (center-bottom) we see the outline of a diver in about 20 feet of water. |
